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Analysis: Can Colts survive without Luck?

Pro Bowl quarterback estimated to miss 2-6 weeks with a lacerated kidney and partial abdominal muscle tear suffered in Sunday's win. Backup Matt Hasselbeck will take his place after a bye week.

So much for a quiet bye week.

Still basking in the glow of their most impressive win of a roller-coaster season, the Indianapolis Colts were blind-sided by the Tuesday news that quarterback Andrew Luck suffered a lacerated kidney and partial tear of an abdominal muscle in Sunday’s 27-24 home win over previously unbeaten Denver.

The Colts say their star will miss two to six weeks, but head coach Chuck Pagano said on a conference call it’s too soon to know for sure how long Luck will be sidelined.